An appeal by Sanghadevi for Ratnavandana

£6,000 raised help raise another £2,000 to reach the target

Ratnavandana is a much loved and appreciated meditation retreat leader, kalyana mitra, preceptor to 29 people and friend to many others. She worked in the Order and Movement from 1980 until 2006 in various roles - at a time when there were no Triratna workplace pensions or opportunities to save for later life.   

Ratnavandana has been living in the depths of rural Wales for the past 17 years – and is therefore completely dependent...

Transforming the Heart with Kindness

Meditation practice helps us to develop contentment, clarity, integration, concentration, and a sense of peace. Whether you’re just looking to find some stillness in your life, or to directly explore the nature of consciousness, this class is a great way to begin! 

In this introductory meditation workshop we will explore the Buddha’s teaching of kindness or metta, generally as a living principle, and more specifically as a meditation practice. Participants will learn the Metta Bhavana, or Cultivation of Loving-Kindness, a meditation that...

European Buddhist Union 50th anniversary conference, Vienna 25th April 2025

25th April, 2025
09:00 – 16:00 | Public Educational Centre, Praterstern 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria

An international conference open to everyone

On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) invites the Buddhist community and interested audiences to reflect on the future of European Buddhism. The conference, guided by prominent voices in contemporary Buddhist thought, including representatives of younger generations, will explore how this tradition might evolve in an era of profound social, technological,...

Letter from the Chair of the College – March 2025

Dear Order members and friends,

Formerly one needed courage to attack institutions. Now one needs courage to defend them – and still more courage to create them.

This aphorism of Sangharakshita first appeared in print in 1998 in A Stream of Stars: Reflections and Aphorisms. However, as with many of his published aphorisms, we have no information about the context in which it was first said or written -  it is quite possible that Bhante had jotted this down much earlier. Like...